Tribon Solutions announced the launch of auction functionality of surplus material for shipyards on tribon.com. The new service enables all shipyards subscribing to tribon.com to sell and buy surplus material between each other in an easy and efficient manner. The Belfast based Shipyard Harland and Wolff, is already on line for the new service and has initiated an auction of surplus material. Auction of surplus material is a compliment to the design integration and e-commerce functionalities already offered by tribon.com. It fits well in with Tribon Solutions overall strategy to increase the efficiency in the maritime industry. So far 110 shipyards and 130 suppliers have signed up for tribon.com.

David Melville, Procurement Manager of Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries comments, “As a user of Tribon Shipbuilding System in the design process, Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries and Harland and Wolff Technical Services are committed to maximising the full benefits of tribon.com. The tool will provide speedy and effective access to technical information from the global supplier base and will integrate into our hull and outfitting design operations. This in turn, will seamlessly flow into our procurement process, generating both time and cost savings, combined to increase the overall efficiency and competitiveness of our operations.” The company has initiated an auction of 182 items already and is looking to place auctions on valves and cable material as well.